Two receive Adult Degree scholarships

GREEN BAY - Two students in the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay's Adult Degree Program have been awarded the program's Patricia L. Hoppe Scholarships.

Jo-An Rintamaki, De Pere, and Maureen O'Shea, Shawano, each will receive a scholarship of $750 for the 2007 spring semester. The scholarship recognizes nontraditional students who exhibit maturity, ability and desire to meet the program's challenges.

The scholarship is made available to UW-Green Bay Adult Degree Program students by the family and friends of Patricia L. Hoppe, a former student in the program who died of cancer before she could complete her degree. Before she died, Hoppe expressed her desire to help nontraditional students achieve their educational and career goals.

UW-Green Bay's innovative Adult Degree Program is a bachelor's degree program that provides a higher education to students who otherwise would not have the opportunity because of work, family or other responsibilities.

The program's students attend half-day Saturday classes once a month and work independently between classes. Some classes are offered online, or through audio and videotape.

For more information about UW-Green Bay's Adult Degree Program, call (920) 465-2423 or visit the program's Web site at www.uwgb.edu/adultdegrees.

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Textbook by UW-Green Bay faculty
member takes new look at world history

GREEN BAY - A University of Wisconsin-Green Bay history professor has drawn from his vast knowledge of world history and his extensive experience teaching the subject to produce an informative and accessible world history textbook.

"Societies, Networks, and Transitions," published by Houghton Mifflin, is the product of 10 years of research and writing by Craig Lockard, UW-Green Bay professor of Social Change and Development.

The textbook encourages students of history to think about the broad implications of people, events and changes throughout world history.

"The book is pretty much what I was hoping for," Lockard said. "I have to concede that I didn't think it would take me 10 years to finish it."

The textbook, to be used primarily in college freshman and sophomore world history classes and high school Advanced Placement classes, covers history "from the Big Bang to the Baghdad bombings," according to Lockard. The text connects different regions through global themes and features a strong focus on culture and religion.

Lockard's book emphasizes more parts of the world - from Europe, Asia and Africa to North and South America — than most previous world history textbooks have.

"Most of the textbooks were what I called Europe-plus or the West and the rest," he said.

Comparative mini-chapters at the end of each part of the textbook link different regions of the world and help students understand how people, places and periods are interconnected.

The book also includes illustrated profiles of key players throughout history, some of whom were influential while not being particularly well-known.

Lockard said teaching at UW-Green Bay helped him write a book that will have great value for students who read it.

"I teach the kinds of students this book is aimed at," he said. "It's easier for me to communicate with these students. You get a lot more students planning to go into teaching or education."

The textbook has received praise for its attention to both ancient and modern history. One reviewer said no previous world history textbook has had as much coverage of the 20th century. Another wrote that it "helps make past societies come to life as vibrant and distinct."

Lockard is Ben J. and Joyce Rosenberg professor and chair of history at UW-Green Bay. He has been at UW-Green Bay since 1975. He has taught courses on Asian, African, comparative and world history.

Lockard also has taught at the State University of New York-Buffalo, State University of New York-Stony Brook, and the University of Bridgeport. He twice served as a Fulbright-Hays professor at the University of Malaya in Malaysia.

His published books, articles, essays, and reviews cover a wide range of topics, including world history, Southeast Asian history, politics and society, the Vietnam War, and folk, popular and world music.

Lockard was one of the founders of the World History Association — an organization that promotes teaching, research and publication of world history — and served as its first secretary. He has lived and traveled widely in Asia, Africa, and Europe.

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UW-Green Bay signs pledge to address
impact of global warming

GREEN BAY - The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay today (Dec. 20) pledged to take a leadership role in addressing the critical issue of global warming.

UW-Green Bay Chancellor Bruce Shepard signed the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment, a pledge to develop a long-range plan to reduce and ultimately neutralize greenhouse gas emissions on the campus.

The pledge also commits colleges and universities to educating the next generation of leaders and professionals and showing communities and institutions the competitive payoff for a proactive approach to the issue.

UW-Green Bay's pledge builds on a series of recent efforts by the University focusing on sustainability, energy conservation and environmental awareness.

Shepard said he is proud that UW-Green Bay will join colleges and universities across the country in providing leadership related to sustainability and environmental protection.

"This pledge is one more way for UW-Green Bay, long known for its commitment to environmental awareness, to express its desire for and commitment to a sustainable future," the Chancellor said.

The Presidents Climate Commitment is modeled after the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement. It seeks to identify at least 200 college and university presidents who will become charter signatories at a major public summit in June 2007.

The pledge commits institutions to numerous actions in pursuit of climate neutrality, including the use of LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) silver standards in all new campus construction.

Dean Rodeheaver, UW-Green Bay assistant chancellor for planning and budget, said UW-Green Bay is using the LEED standards in the newest campus construction projects: the Kress Events Center and expansion of the University Union. The state of Wisconsin has adopted similar guidelines for all new buildings, he said.

The pledge is consistent with recommendations on sustainability included in the new UW-Green Bay Master Plan, or long-range development plan. That plan also led to the appointment in July of a permanent Campus Sustainability Committee to address issues related to minimizing the long- and short-term impacts of the University's actions on the environment.

In September, Gov. Jim Doyle recognized UW-Green Bay's leadership on energy efficiency and sustainability issues by selecting the University as one of four UW System campuses to take part in a pilot program to make the campuses energy independent within the next five years.

Rodeheaver, coordinator of the Campus Sustainability Committee, said the committee will soon appoint a working group to focus on campus energy issues.

UW-Green Bay students have played a crucial role in committing the University to a sustainable future. Only 10 days ago, students in UW-Green Bay's Environmental Science and Policy graduate program presented ideas for making UW-Green Bay more sustainable through alternative transportation, energy conservation and other measures.

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Seniors receive awards for leadership

GREEN BAY - Fourteen graduating seniors received special leadership awards in pre-commencement ceremonies Friday, Dec. 15 at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

Six seniors were presented with Chancellor's Medallions, and eight received University Leadership Awards. The recipients of the awards were selected from among 379 students eligible to graduate.

The awards ceremony was held one day prior to UW-Green Bay's Dec. 16 commencement ceremonies.

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UW-Green Bay faculty and staff honored
for years of service

GREEN BAY - The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay's first 40-year member of the faculty was among faculty and staff honored for their years of service to UW-Green Bay in ceremonies Friday, Dec. 15.

William Laatsch, professor of Urban and Regional Studies, was recognized for 40 years of service to UW-Green Bay in ceremonies at the University Union. Laatsch joined the faculty of the UW-Fox Valley two-year campus in 1966. When UW-Green Bay first began offering classes as a four-year university in 1968, the Fox Valley campus joined for a time with UW-Green Bay.

Two UW-Green Bay staff members were honored for 35 years of service. They are Marilyn McCarey, Athletics ticket director and special events coordinator, and Ann Rodrian, student status examiner in the Office of Admissions.

UW-Green Bay graduates urged
to believe in themselves

GREEN BAY - University of Wisconsin-Green Bay graduates were told at mid-year commencement ceremonies Saturday (Dec. 16) that they will find future success if they love what they do and believe in themselves.

Commencement speaker Mark King, a 1981 graduate of UW-Green Bay and now president and CEO of TaylorMade-adidas Golf, said the graduates will get through the difficult times if they love what they do.

"What I've learned in my life is that loving what you do is the only way to go," he said. "Search for what you love. Find what you love and pursue it."

About 380 students were eligible to receive their diplomas at commencement Saturday at the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts. It was the 37th December commencement in UW-Green Bay's history.

With the awarding of diplomas Saturday, UW-Green Bay has conferred nearly 24,000 degrees, dating to the first commencement in 1970.

King, a Green Bay native who is recognized as one of the world's most prominent golf executives, said he found success in the business world because he believed in himself. That's a lesson for all graduates, he said.

"Even in the face of failure you have to believe in yourself," he said. "You have to believe there is greatness inside of you. If you don't believe that, who will?"

The graduates also received words of encouragement from graduating class speaker Carolina Bacelis, Green Bay. Bacelis described her journey from Merida, a city in southern Mexico, to her college graduation.

She urged her classmates to remember the people who helped the graduates develop their confidence, leadership skills and ability to learn.

"In many ways and at many levels, our experience at UW-Green Bay has built and reinforced connections that are an important part of who we are and who we will become," she said.

Bacelis, who received her degree in environmental science and biology, also said it is now the graduates' turn to be mentors, counselors, role models and leaders.

"We can thank the really great people who have supported us by showing our ability to answer when we are called to assist and guide," she said.

UW-Green Bay Chancellor Bruce Shepard, who presided over the commencement ceremonies, said a diploma is not the most important gift from the University to the graduates. The most valued gift, he said, is the gift of giving back.

"The rewards will be lifelong if you commit to a love of learning, continually connecting learning to life, and putting your higher education to important purposes," Shepard said.

Other commencement highlights included:

• the awarding of the UW-Green Bay Alumni Association's Outstanding Student Award to Ellie M. (Roets) Reich. Reich, of Merrill, is graduating with highest honors and with a major in history and a minor in education.

Reich has been a lab coordinator and tutor for promising but at-risk local high school students enrolled in the Upward Bound program. Her student teaching assignments at Green Bay East and Denmark high schools were notable for the level of responsibility and her contributions to classroom innovation. She also was active throughout her college career in student government and campus life activities.

• the awarding of the Chancellor's Award, UW-Green Bay's highest community honor, to Donald F. Harden. Harden spent 25 years at UW-Green Bay as an administrator and faculty member. He completed his academic career in 1994 as UW-Green Bay's associate chancellor, with the rank of full professor.

After leaving UW-Green Bay, Harden was appointed by Bellin Health Systems as founding president of its fund-raising foundation. He also has devoted countless hours to volunteer service in support of community initiatives. He has served on numerous agency and corporate boards, including the seven-member Executive Committee of the Green Bay Packers.

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Walter, Howe awarded named
professorships at UW-Green Bay

GREEN BAY - Two University of Wisconsin-Green Bay faculty members were awarded named professorships during the University's commencement ceremonies Saturday (Dec. 16) at the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts.

They are Lynn Walter, who was named the Ben J. and Joyce Rosenberg Professor, and Robert W. Howe, who was reappointed the Barbara Hauxhurst Cofrin Professor of Natural Sciences.

Named professorships are prestigious, five-year appointments that support advanced research and learning breakthroughs of outstanding faculty members.

Walter, professor of Social Change and Development, is a widely published scholar on women, human rights and ethnicity issues. Her research has ranged from ethnic relations in Ecuador to welfare and the women's movement in Denmark and global food insecurity.

She recently was editor-in-chief of a six-volume series, "the Greenwood Encyclopedia of Women's Issues Worldwide." She is founder of the Center for Food in Community and Culture, based at UW-Green Bay, which seeks an interdisciplinary understanding of food and its relation to political, social and economic systems around the world.

Walter joined the UW-Green Bay faculty in 1976 after receiving her Ph.D. in anthropology from UW-Madison. She received the UW-Green Bay Founders Association award for excellence in scholarship in 1995.

Howe is director of the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity at UW-Green Bay and a nationally recognized scholar in the fields of birds, biology and environmental issues.

He is co-editor and an author of major sections of the "Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Wisconsin," which was derived from what is believed to be the largest natural history survey ever conducted in Wisconsin. He has received awards from the National Audubon Society and the U.S. Forest Service for his work on forest birds.

Howe, who has twice been a Fulbright Scholar, joined the UW-Green Bay faculty in 1984. He received the Founders Association award for excellence in scholarship in 1993. He earned his bachelor's degree at Notre Dame University and master's and Ph.D. degrees at UW-Madison.

The professorship honoring the Rosenbergs, supporters of UW-Green Bay from its inception, was established in 1985 by their children, Gary Rosenberg and Barbara Rosenberg Shure. The Barbara Hauxhurst Cofrin Professorship was established that same year by Dr. David and Mary Ann Cofrin, longtime supporters of the University, in honor of Dr. Cofrin's sister-in-law.

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Donald Harden to receive
UW-Green Bay Chancellor's Award

GREEN BAY - University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Chancellor Bruce Shepard will present the Chancellor's Award to Donald F. Harden during commencement ceremonies at 11:30 a.m. Saturday (Dec. 16) at the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts.

Harden spent 25 years at UW-Green Bay as an administrator and faculty member. He completed his academic career in 1994 as UW-Green Bay's associate chancellor, with the rank of full professor.

The Chancellor's Award is UW-Green Bay's highest community honor. It recognizes distinguished service to the University and community.

Harden is recognized today as a primary architect of many of UW-Green Bay's most visible success stories. His career spanned the institution's earliest days to its emergence as a high-demand regional University.

His achievements at UW-Green Bay included formation of a private, nonprofit partnership to build modern residence halls, the growth of student scholarships and academic enhancements through private philanthropy, and a leadership role in the University's move to NCAA Division I athletics.

"During his career, Don built and then strengthened campus-community connections - valuable connections he used wisely to enrich the student experience," Chancellor Shepard said.

After leaving UW-Green Bay, Harden was appointed by Bellin Health Systems as founding president of its fund-raising foundation. He also has devoted countless hours to volunteer service in support of community initiatives. He has served on numerous agency and corporate boards, including the seven-member Executive Committee of the Green Bay Packers.

Harden was named a charter member of UW-Green Bay's Phoenix Hall of Fame for his efforts on behalf of the University's Division I athletics program. In 1998, the University honored Harden by naming a new residence hall "Donald F. Harden Hall." He currently is a member of the UW-Green Bay Chancellor's Council of Trustees.

A native of Iowa, Harden is a former U.S. Air Force navigator who earned degrees through the doctorate at Michigan State University. He lives in Green Bay with his wife, Phyllis. They have two children, Ed and Betsy.

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Sabbaticals approved for eight
UW-Green Bay faculty members

GREEN BAY - Eight University of Wisconsin-Green Bay faculty members have been granted sabbaticals for 2007-08 to enhance their teaching.

Announcement of the sabbatical assignments was made at the December meeting of the UW System Board of Regents.

Sabbaticals offer faculty in-depth study opportunities to develop new directions and knowledge in their fields and incorporate them in their classroom activities.

The following UW-Green Bay faculty members received sabbatical leaves for the full academic year:

• Derryl Block, professor of Nursing. Prof. Block will be involved in health and environmentally related federal public policy advocacy and will conduct research on public health nursing competency.

• David Dolan, associate professor of Natural and Applied Sciences. Prof. Dolan will write a textbook and develop a graduate course in applied statistics for the aquatic sciences. He also will collaborate with a colleague at Acadia University to continue international education efforts.

• Harvey Kaye, professor of Social Change and Development. Prof. Kaye will complete research and write a book tentatively entitled, "FDR, The Four Freedoms, The Greatest Generation, and Us."

• Lynn Walter, professor of Social Change and Development. Prof. Walter will analyze the current state of research in sustainable agri-food systems, healthy eating, and food security internationally.

Faculty members granted sabbatical leaves for one semester are:

• Forrest Baulieu, associate professor of Information and Computing Science. Prof. Baulieu will study an object-oriented programming language. His efforts are intended to lead to a new upper-level course in Computer Science.

• Ganga Nair, professor of Natural and Applied Sciences. Prof. Nair plans to develop an atlas of dangerous tree diseases that describes their invasive characteristics and how they can be controlled. The United Nations has invited him to Rome to identify outstanding scientists to include on a U.N. team to work on the atlas.

• Lisa Poupart, associate professor of Humanistic Studies. Prof. Poupart will take part in traditional First Nations oral teachings and study the traditional teaching and learning methods of tribal Elders.

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UW, technical colleges sign
credit-transfer agreements

MANITOWOC - Demonstrating a strong commitment to regional collaboration, University of Wisconsin campuses at Green Bay and Oshkosh have signed general studies transfer agreements with four area technical colleges.

The agreements will make it easier and more efficient for students at Northeast Wisconsin, Fox Valley, Lakeshore and Moraine Park Technical Colleges to transfer general studies credits to UW-Oshkosh and UW-Green Bay.

The transfer agreements were announced today at the Third Annual Northeastern Wisconsin Economic Development Summit in Manitowoc. They are the latest of many recent credit-transfer accords signed by technical colleges and UW two- and four-year campuses across Northeastern Wisconsin.

The agreements will help provide a more seamless public higher education system in the New North region of Northeastern Wisconsin. New North is a collaboration of 18 counties committed to shared goals of job growth, economic vitality and a high quality of life.

Under the agreements, a 32-credit core of courses at the technical colleges will meet specific general education requirements at UW-Green Bay and UW-Oshkosh.

Campus leaders said the new agreements will expand educational opportunities and enable the schools to better serve the needs of the region's citizens. By helping to increase the number of individuals with college degrees, the effort also will strengthen the New North economy.

"Our area is in economic transition as employers seek more employees with bachelor's degrees," said UW-Green Bay Chancellor Bruce Shepard. "A more seamless system of higher education builds brighter futures for all of us who are proudly a part of the New North region."

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College President Jeffrey Rafn said the agreements will strengthen the science and math knowledge base in the region.

"The agreements will lead to a workforce with diverse academic and technical skills to support an ever-changing economy," Rafn said.

"Northeastern Wisconsin has lost 30,000 manufacturing jobs in a decade, but many of these jobs could be replaced by higher-paying positions if we can provide individuals with a four-year degree to fill them," said UW-Oshkosh Chancellor Richard H. Wells. "These agreements demonstrate a strong, collaborative effort to meet the needs of a new age."

Moraine Park President Gayle Hytrek said additional flexibility and options are important for students who come to the college with a wide variety of career goals.

""This is just one example of how new regional collaborations can be beneficial to the technical colleges, the universities and, most of all, our students," Hytrek said.

The UW and Wisconsin Technical College System institutions involved with the new transfer agreements all are members of the Northeast Wisconsin Educational Resource Alliance (NEWERA). NEWERA is a consortium of the 13 public colleges and universities dedicated to fostering partnerships to better serve the region's educational and economic needs.

UW-Green Bay percussion groups
to perform in concert Friday

GREEN BAY - The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Contemporary Percussion and Hand Drumming Ensembles will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday (Dec. 15) in the University Theater at UW-Green Bay.

University Theater is located in Theatre Hall on the campus at 2420 Nicolet Drive.

Cheryl Grosso, professor of Communication and the Arts and Frankenthal professor at UW-Green Bay, directs both percussion groups.

The concert will feature guest artist Tim Patterson, a graduate of the UW-Green Bay Music program. Patterson will perform with both ensembles.

The 10-member Contemporary Percussion Ensemble will open the concert with David Heuser's "The Way of the Animal Powers." The high-energy piece is scored for all drums, from bongos to timpani.

The ensemble also will perform "Fugue," written by Lou Harrison, "October Mountain" by Alan Hovhaness, "Three Dances for Marimba and Four Percussionists" by Takayoshi Yoshioka, and "Foreign Objects" and "Little Smegma Son of Toecheese" by John Bergamo.

The 17-member Hand Drumming Ensemble will perform four compositions by Grosso and one by Laura Schram.

Tickets for the Contemporary Percussion and Hand Drumming Ensembles concert are $7 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens. Tickets may be purchased in advance through UW-Green Bay's University Ticketing Service by calling (920) 465-2217 or (800) 328-8587 or by ordering online at http://www.uwgb.edu/tickets/. Tickets also may be purchased at the University Ticketing and Information Center in UW-Green Bay's University Union.

Regular box office services will be available at the theater prior to the performance.

GREEN BAY - Marking the one-year anniversary of the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay's announcement to change the operations model for the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts, two entities have come together to secure the successful future of the venue for the community.

A multi-year, collaborative relationship has been established between the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay and Weidner Center Presents Inc (WCP). WCP, a nonprofit independent organization separate from the University, will lead the programming for the venue, serving as primary renter of the facility. WCP recently moved its operations and currently rents its office space at the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts.

WCP programming will build upon the present foundation of campus and community events currently occurring at the Weidner Center, including UW-Green Bay fine arts events and Green Bay Symphony Orchestra performances.

WCP was created to serve the interest of the community and ensure high quality programming and educational opportunities for the area. While WCP will lead the programming for the Weidner Center, another component of its mission is to generate community financial support. "The strong philanthropic support of the programming of this performing arts center is vital to escalating our area's quality of life, and significant community involvement is needed to guarantee that diverse entertainment and educational opportunities exist," said WCP Executive Director Katie Green.

Early 2007 will see an announcement from WCP of shows scheduled for the first part of the year, offering a range of entertainment for various interests. "Our goal is to bring in high quality, fresh entertainment that appeals to, unites, and enriches the community," said Green.

Currently programmed by WCP is the Bellin Health LifeLines speaker series, featuring Mavis Leno, Erin Gruwell, Star Jones Reynolds, and Jane Pauley from January through May, 2007. The LifeLines speaker series is made possible by the generous support of Bellin Health and other community businesses and individuals.

Tickets for the LifeLines series and other events at the Weidner Center can be purchased online at www.uwgb.edu/tickets, by phone at 1-800-328-TKTS, or in person at University Ticket Services located on the lower level of the Union on campus.

More information about WCP, its mission, and the LifeLines speaker series can be found online at www.wcpresents.com.

UW-Green Bay students to offer
ideas on campus energy sustainability

GREEN BAY - Students in the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay's Environmental Science and Policy graduate program on Tuesday (Dec. 12) will present ideas for making UW-Green Bay more energy sustainable.

The graduate students' presentation, which is open to the public, will be at 6:30 p.m. in Room 250 of Rose Hall on the UW-Green Bay campus, 2420 Nicolet Drive. A poster session and refreshments will follow at 7:30 p.m. in the Rose Hall foyer.

"An Inconvenient Truth," Al Gore's movie about the impact of global climate change, will be shown at the same location at 4:30 p.m. Admission is free.

The students who will present "Energy Sustainability: The Greening of UWGB" are enrolled in the capstone class of the Environmental Science and Policy graduate program. The class for students who are nearing completion of their studies is co-taught by Patricia Terry, associate professor of Natural and Applied Sciences, and Laurel Phoenix, associate professor of Public and Environmental Affairs.

The student presentation is the culmination of a semester-long project investigating ways to make UW-Green Bay more energy sustainable in response to Gov. Jim Doyle's energy mission.

Gov. Doyle announced in September that UW-Green Bay is one of four UW System campuses selected for a pilot program to make the campuses energy independent within the next five years.

Among the issues to be addressed in the presentation are alternative renewable energies for powering UW-Green Bay, biofuels for campus vehicles, alternative transportation, energy conservation, environmental education, and a recommendation for a sustainability coordinator at UW-Green Bay.

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UW-Green Bay commencement
set for Saturday, Dec. 16

GREEN BAY - University of Wisconsin-Green Bay mid-year commencement ceremonies will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 16 at the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts on the campus at 2420 Nicolet Drive.

UW-Green Bay Chancellor Bruce Shepard will preside over the commencement ceremonies, the University's 37th fall commencement. About 379 students are eligible to receive their degrees, including 17 individuals who will receive their master's degrees.

The commencement speaker is Mark King, a 1981 graduate of UW-Green Bay who is now president and CEO of Taylor Made-adidas Golf. TaylorMade is the top equipment brand on the PGA Tour.

King, a Green Bay native, is recognized as one of the world's most prominent golf business executives. He was named Golf Industry Executive of the Year in 2001.

Carolina Bacelis, Green Bay, is the student speaker. Bacelis is a standout environmental researcher and organizational leader who will receive her bachelor's degree in environmental science and biology. She has worked as a student field assistant for the University's Cofrin Center for Biodiversity while also serving as president of UW-Green Bay's Latin American student organization.

The UW-Green Bay Alumni Association will present the Outstanding Student Award to Ellie M. Reich, Merrill. Reich is graduating with highest honors and with a major in history and a minor in education. She has been a lab coordinator and tutor for promising but at-risk local high school students enrolled in the Upward Bound program.

Chancellor Shepard will present the Chancellor's Award for service on behalf of the University and community to Donald F. Harden, former UW-Green Bay associate chancellor.

Harden left UW-Green Bay in 1994 after a 25-year career that spanned the institution's earliest days to its emergence as a high-demand regional university. He was a leader in forming a private non-profit partnership to build modern residence halls, in establishing student scholarships, and in UW-Green Bay's move to NCAA Division I athletics.

After leaving UW-Green Bay, Harden was named president of Bellin Health Systems' fund-raising foundation. He also has served on numerous agency and corporate boards, including the seven-member Executive Committee of the Green Bay Packers.

Two UW-Green Bay faculty members will be awarded named professorships for their outstanding scholarly work. Prof. Robert Howe, will receive the Barbara Hauxhurst Cofrin Professor of Natural Science. Prof. Lynn Walter will be appointed the Ben J. and Joyce Rosenberg Professor.

Named professorships are prestigious, five-year appointments that support advanced research and learning breakthroughs of outstanding faculty members.

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Area's 'brand' is topic of UW-Green Bay
downtown lecture Dec. 14

GREEN BAY - A University of Wisconsin-Green Bay faculty member with expertise in marketing will discuss what an enhanced image means to the Green Bay area and its businesses at the next lecture in UW-Green Bay's "Downtown Third Thursdays" lecture series.

McCartney's talk is from 11:15 to 11:55 a.m. at the Baylake Bank Learning Center in the Baylake Bank City Center. The center is located at 301 N. Adams St. in downtown Green Bay. The talk is free and open to the public.

Registration in advance is requested due to space limitations. To register, contact Bob Skorczewski at UW-Green Bay by phone at (920) 465-2320 or by e-mail at skorczeb@uwgb.edu.

McCartney, who has taught marketing courses for the past 23 years, will explore what Green Bay and the surrounding area have done to showcase the community's strengths and what needs to be done to maintain and strengthen the area's image.

According to McCartney, cities like Green Bay are facing strong competition for businesses and employees. Attracting college graduates to the area from other states and regions is an ongoing challenge.

McCartney's lecture is the third of UW-Green Bay's "Downtown Third Thursdays" series. The December lecture is being held the second Thursday of the month to minimize conflict with holiday events.

The series provides an opportunity for the community to take part in lifelong learning and learn more about Green Bay's University of Wisconsin. It also aims to enhance the city's downtown and strengthen connections between UW-Green Bay and the community.

The "Downtown Third Thursdays" series is sponsored by the Office of the Chancellor at UW-Green Bay, the UW-Green Bay Alumni Association, Downtown Green Bay, Inc., Olde Main Street, Inc., and On Broadway, Inc. in collaboration with the UW-Green Bay Division of Outreach and Adult Access.

More information about the series is available online at www.uwgb.edu/downtown.

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UW-Green Bay choral concert
to feature seasonal works

GREEN BAY - The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Concert Choir and Phoenix Chorale will perform their second concert of the 2006-07 season Sunday (Dec. 10) at the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts at UW-Green Bay, 2420 Nicolet Drive.

The concert, which will feature many seasonal works, begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Weidner Center's Cofrin Family Hall.

Randall Meder, director of choral activities at UW-Green Bay, will conduct the performance. Accompaniment will be provided by Professor Emeritus Arthur Cohrs on organ, Janet Osterburg on piano and a double brass choir made up of members of the UW-Green Bay Wind Symphony.

The 40-voice Concert Choir will open the program with a set of pieces written by Thomas Morley and Thomas Weelkes, two of the leading English Madrigalists of the Renaissance. The choir also will perform works by J.S. Bach and Felix Mendelssohn and two traditional carols arranged by English composer John Rutter.

The 50-voice Phoenix Chorale will perfom a motet by Bach entitled "Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden," and shorter works by Renaissance composer Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck and 20th century composers Benjamin Britten and Randall Thompson. The concert will conclude with Daniel Pinkham's "Christmas Cantata," a three-movement setting of traditional Latin Christmas texts written for mixed voices accompanied by a double brass choir and organ.

Meder, a native of Wisconsin, returned to the state after three years of graduate studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and five years as director of choral activities at North Carolina State University in Raleigh.

Tickets for the choral concert are $7 for adults and $5 for students and senior
citizens. Tickets may be purchased in advance through UW-Green Bay's University
Ticketing Service by calling (920) 465-2217 or (800) 328-8587 or by ordering
online at http://www.uwgb.edu/tickets/.
Tickets also may be purchased at the University Ticketing and Information
Center in UW-Green Bay's University Union.

Regular box office services will be available prior to the concert at the Weidner Center.

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UW-Green Bay jazz groups to perform
in concert Friday, Dec. 8

GREEN BAY - The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Jazz Ensembles will perform a wide variety of jazz styles in concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8 at the University Theater on the UW-Green Bay campus.

The ensembles will perform under the direction of UW-Green Bay Director of Jazz Studies John Salerno.

Jazz Ensemble I will open the concert with the familiar "Sweet Georgia Brown," featuring Chris Firkus on saxophone, Zach Grusznski on guitar, and Stepany Israeli on flute.

Other highlights of the Jazz Ensemble I portion of the concert include "We'll Be Together Again," featuring the vocal performance of Jessica Plansky, and "Just Kidding," with special guest performer Greg Pagel on piano.

Jazz Ensemble II will perform "Invitation," "Mona Lisa," "Condor," and a tribute to the legendary Miles Davis.

Tickets for the Jazz Ensembles concert are $7 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens. Tickets may be purchased in advance through UW-Green Bay's University Ticketing Service by calling (920) 465-2217 or (800) 328-8587 or by ordering online at http://www.uwgb.edu/tickets/. Tickets also may be purchased at the University Ticketing and Information Center in UW-Green Bay's University Union.

Regular box office services will be available at the theater prior to the performance.